The Thinning of the Veil
Beneath these hills
Where old gods sleep
'mongst the Hawthorne trees
The fairies keep.
On Samhain night
When worlds they meet
The Sรญdhe are marching
Beneath your feet.
Some animations I made of the Aos Sรญ (eess shee), 'Hill Folk'.
According to mythology and folklore, Ireland was once ruled by an ancient race of powerful demigods and wizards called the Tuatha Dรฉ Danann. After being defeated by the Sons of Mรญl and banished to live in the hills, their power and stature diminished, and they became the Sรญ.
Banshees and leprechauns, pรบcas and sluagh, the sรญ appear in many forms and exhibit a wide range of behaviours. Often Anglicised to 'fairies', the Sรญ are elemental spirits, more comparable to Yokai or Djinn, than the typical small winged fairies of European folklore.
